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51.21275, 1.17838
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Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🌞 Midsummer — early morning visits most comfortable; look for deer fawns in quieter clearings 🥾 Walking is best here in early morning in summer — quiet trails and good light before the heat — North Downs Way passes nearby 🐕 Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦉 Wildlife
Very strong match
Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles; Multi-group wildlife — Amphibians, Birds, Mammals, Reptiles
Free
🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026; Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Blackbird +52 more · last seen 2026
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +153 more · last seen 2026; Insects — 7-spot Ladybird, Hairy Shieldbug, Green Shieldbug +153 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Red Fescue, Wild Carrot, Yarrow +40 more · last seen 2023; Plants — Red Fescue, Wild Carrot, Yarrow +40 more · last seen 2023
Free
Named hiking route nearby: North Downs Way (Canterbury loop)
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 5 signed routes nearby · 1 public path nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
Elham Valley Way Walking route ▾
Named route Listed length 40km Regional walking route
Show on map Miner's Way Trail Walking route 43.5 km ▾
Named route Length 43.5 km Round trip Regional walking route
Show on map Via Francigena - 01 part Great Britain Walking route ▾
Named route Ref VF International walking route
Show on map North Downs Way (Canterbury loop) Walking route ▾
Named route National walking route
Show on map Canterbury Outer Ring Walk Walking route ▾
Named route Local walking route
Show on map 43 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
NCN Regional Route 17 (Kent) Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 17 Regional cycle route
Show on map NCN Regional Route 16 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 16 Regional cycle route
Show on map EuroVelo 5 - Via Romea Francigena - part United Kingdom Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref EV5 International cycle route
Show on map N/A Cycling route 262 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 262 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 73 m ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 73 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map N/A Cycling route 1.2 km ▾
Named route Ref 16 Length 1.2 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
North Downs Way bridleway · 639 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 639 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
Show on map North Downs Way bridleway · 358 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 358 m Surface unpaved Path type: bridleway
Show on map North Downs Way bridleway · 311 m ▾
Public path bridleway Length 311 m Surface ground Path type: bridleway
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Wildlife to spot
6,752 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 6,752 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Swallow · Treecreeper · Grey Partridge · Nuthatch +15
Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Polecat-Ferret
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 86 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cantharis rustica · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Malachite Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +81
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pied Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 6,752 records · National Biodiversity Network Swift · Swallow · Treecreeper · Grey Partridge · Nuthatch +15
Swift Apus apus2025 Swallow Hirundo rustica2025 Treecreeper Certhia familiaris Grey Partridge Perdix perdix2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea Magpie Pica pica2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla2025 Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Collared Dove Streptopelia decaocto2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Tawny Owl Strix aluco2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 🦌 Mammals 3 species
spring summer autumn
2026 ▾
Badger · Red Fox · Polecat-Ferret
Badger Meles meles Red Fox Vulpes vulpes2025 Polecat-Ferret Mustela furo x putorius2025 Common Lizard
Common Lizard Zootoca vivipara 🐝 Insects 86 species
spring summer
2026 ▾
Cantharis rustica · Green Shieldbug · Hairy Shieldbug · Malachite Beetle · Harlequin Ladybird +81
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica2025 Green Shieldbug Palomena prasina Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025 Malachite Beetle Malachius bipustulatus2025 Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis Pied Shieldbug Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Tritomegas bicolor
Tritomegas bicolor
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Dark Bush-cricket Pholidoptera griseoaptera2025
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2025
Agapanthia cardui Agapanthia cardui2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Oedemera lurida Oedemera lurida2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Stictopleurus abutilon Stictopleurus abutilon2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Meadow Grasshopper Pseudochorthippus parallelus2025
Eurygaster maura Eurygaster maura2025
Eurygaster maura Eurygaster maura2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Speckled Bush-cricket Leptophyes punctatissima2025
Oedemera Oedemera2025
Oedemera Oedemera2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
16-spot Ladybird Tytthaspis sedecimpunctata
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Scathophaga stercoraria Scathophaga stercoraria
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
Kidney-spot Ladybird Chilocorus renipustulatus
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus Rhopalus (Rhopalus) subrufus2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella2025
Eurygaster Eurygaster2025
Eurygaster Eurygaster2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Striped Slender Robberfly Leptogaster cylindrica2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Roesel's Bush-cricket Roeseliana roeselii2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
22-spot Ladybird Psyllobora vigintiduopunctata2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
Rambur's Pied Shieldbug Tritomegas sexmaculatus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
2-spot Ladybird Adalia bipunctata
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Cabbage Stem Weevil Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus
Bibio Bibio
Bibio Bibio
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Pine Ladybird Exochomus quadripustulatus
Sitona Sitona
Sitona Sitona
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Dotted Bee-fly Bombylius discolor
Meligethes Meligethes
Meligethes Meligethes
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Eristalis tenax Eristalis tenax2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Tachina fera Tachina fera2025
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025
Locust Blowfly Stomorhina lunata2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum2025
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2025
Coremacera marginata Coremacera marginata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Notostira elongata Notostira elongata2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Ant Damsel Bug Himacerus (Aptus) mirmicoides2025
Agriotes sputator Agriotes sputator2025
Agriotes sputator Agriotes sputator2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Bishop's Mitre Aelia acuminata2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Hornet Robberfly Asilus crabroniformis2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Woundwort Shieldbug Eysarcoris venustissimus2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Hornet Hoverfly Volucella zonaria2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Chrysotoxum Chrysotoxum2025
Chrysotoxum Chrysotoxum2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Coriomeris denticulatus Coriomeris denticulatus2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Xanthogramma pedissequum Xanthogramma pedissequum2025
Leptopterna ferrugata Leptopterna ferrugata2025
Leptopterna ferrugata Leptopterna ferrugata2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Broad Centurion Chloromyia formosa2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Tortoise Bug Eurygaster testudinaria2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Green Tiger Beetle Cicindela campestris2025
Micropeza corrigiolata Micropeza corrigiolata2025
Micropeza corrigiolata Micropeza corrigiolata2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Athous haemorrhoidalis Athous haemorrhoidalis2025
Ampedus Ampedus2025
Ampedus Ampedus2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Nettle Groundbug Heterogaster urticae2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Fever Fly Dilophus febrilis2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Capsus ater Capsus ater2025
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2025
Drilus flavescens Drilus flavescens2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
Box Bug Gonocerus acuteangulatus2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata2025
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti2025
European Cinchbug Ischnodemus sabuleti2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Cercopis vulnerata Cercopis vulnerata2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata Stenodema (Stenodema) laevigata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Pipizella Pipizella2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Broad-barred Fusehorn Arge cyanocrocea2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
Pipiza Pipiza2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Rhyzobius litura Rhyzobius litura2025
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2025
Demetrias atricapillus Demetrias atricapillus2025